Internet-based mental health counseling, Virtual
Reality Therapy (VRT), and cyber health care have grown in interest during the
last decade with the introduction of social media and improved web-based
communication platforms. The Institute for Cyber Social Work can offer a variety of Information and Communication Technology services tailored to the individual needs of your organization. To explore your individual needs with a member of our staff, please call us at (248) 291-SWRK (7975) or simply visit the Contact Us page and submit a message.
Our Services include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Continuing Education Training Workshops targeting social workers, mental health practitioners, and medical care personnel focused on benefits of Virtual Reality Therapy, Cyber-Counseling, and technology tools/Apps to enhance service delivery
2. Agency/Organizational specific Educational Programs focused on staff responsible use of technology and social media
3. Development
of organizational Social Media Policies and Client Contract Policies
(designed to communicate clear
guidelines/expectations governing organizational staff and consumers use
of social media related to the organization)
4. Consultation to private practitioners interested in Cyber Social Work practice/ethical challenges
5. Partnerships
with area Community Youth Organizations and Parent Groups; we offer
After School Virtual Programming
(group activities, support groups,
virtual counseling, etc.)
6. Virtual Internship opportunities for qualified BSW and MSW students from CSWE accredited programs
7. Consultation services to health care
organizations (strategies to reduce service delivery costs by
improving worker
efficiency through cyber-based tools/treatment modalities,
interactive virtual counseling, and online support groups with
appropriate
segments of the population)
8. Partnership with home-based service providers/organizations to provide
education/training on cyber-based initiatives
designed to enhance aging
population independence, external medication compliance/safety monitoring of
those in private
residences, and basic in-home care supplemented by technology
9. Refer
trained contract Cyber Social Workers to human service
organizations, mental health providers, and medical
care facilities. The Institute for Cyber Social Work will charge a contract placement fee to refer qualified Cyber Social Work
staff to interested
service providers
10. Digital detoxification counseling and services, and Digital Blackout Programming for children and youth
* Michigan Chapter of the American Council on Education
* National Association of Social Workers, Michigan Chapter
* Project Rebuild Mentoring Program
* Council on Social Work Education